An inspector has blocked plans to replace the timber windows of a listed home in Falmouth with uPVC ones, ruling that the plastic replacements would “lack the finesse and craftsmanship” of the existing ones.

Plans for a zero-carbon climate-neutral settlement near Chichester have been blocked after an inspector ruled that its renewable technologies were ‘increasingly finding favour’ with housebuilders and could no longer be considered innovative.

An inspector has refused outline permission for 150 homes in Somerset, deciding that although the scheme’s public benefits outweighed its modest harm to heritage assets, the effect on the surrounding landscape carried most weight in the planning balance.

A wedding venue will no longer have to dismantle its tipis after each event in accordance with permitted development rules as an inspector granted temporary permission for the venue to operate between May and September.

An inspector has refused plans for a residential and commercial building rising to six storeys in Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow, ruling that ‘the commitment to increased housing supply in London must not be met at the expensive of quality”.